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Archives for February 2012
Arts America Blog
DC’s Forum Theatre Tackles the Question of Gender Bias
February 29, 2012 by
Washington, DC’s Forum Theatre is redressing a basic wrong—or, more accurately, taking a crucial first step. Forum recently hosted a discussion on the disparity, nationwide, between the rates at which female and male playwrights’ work is produced. Forum Theatre itself had produced only three plays by women in its nine-year history. Forum Theatre artistic director Michael Dove remedied that situation, slating three plays by women for his 2011-2012 season and kicking off a Female Voices Festival, culminating in the panel discussion. ...more...
Axle Contemporary (Santa Fe Gallery on Wheels)
February 29, 2012 by
Axle is what happens when you remix the art gallery concept and create an experience that is approachable to the masses. Instead of ice cream treats and crazy melodies being streamed from a scratchy blow horn, you get a mobile exhibition space filled with contemporary art, rolling through the streets of Santa Fe. The accessibility of art (it comes to you) without the artsy fartsy attitude (often times exhibits can be …more…
Theatre in the Square May Soon Close Its Doors
February 29, 2012 by
Theatre in the Square, an Atlanta theater mainstay currently entering the home stretch of its 30th season, may not last to observe a 31st. The Marietta playhouse, whose managing director Raye Varney recently resigned in an effort to stave off financial hardship, has announced that it needs to raise $60,000 by March 16. The theater’s full board will meet on that date to assess its situation, and decide whether to close its doors for good if that goal isn’t met. ...more...
Role Reversal at “Broadway Backwards”
February 29, 2012 by
Musical theater guys have sometimes been heard to complain that their female counterparts get the best parts and the best songs in shows such as Mame, Hello, Dolly!, Funny Girl, and Wicked. But that’s okay, because female musical theater performers have been known to covet the great male roles and songs: Harold Hill in The Music Man, Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd, et al. ...more...
Louisiana in its Purest Form
February 29, 2012 by
Assemblage art can be a hit or miss, but in Jimmy Descant’s new exhibit at the Ogden it’s a huge hit. Honoring the infamous shape of Louisiana, “The Rocketman”, as Descant is affectionately called, has weaved together pieces that touch on Louisiana’s rich roots. Called “The Rocketman” for his talent of making art rockets, his visionary brilliance is one of a kind. With the state’s shape as a backdrop, Descant …more…
The road to Broadway starts here
February 29, 2012 by
Is your high school son or daughter a budding Broadway baby? Want to be the first one thanked in his/her Tony acceptance speech? Then send your kid to the Texas Musical Theatre Workshop for some musical training and a chance to make some like-minded pals this summer. ...more...
Don’t Miss 31K Portraits for Peace at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Downtown Austin
February 29, 2012 by
Portrait by Diego Huerta for 31K Portraits for Peace exhibition.
31,000 is a lot of portraits, especially when you realize the significance of the number.
Diego Huerta and project partner Daniela Gutiérrez have compiled this number of portraits in order to represent the over 31,000 people killed throughout the ongoing drug wars in Mexico during the last four years. They have titled the project 31K Portraits for Peace (Retratos por la …more…
Dancer Spotlight: Stephanie Paul – Be The Groove
February 29, 2012 by
It is both a risk and a dream to start your own company. You raise it like a child giving it your time and energy. And it takes all of your experience and more to raise it. Be The Groove, created in 2006, is the rhythmic loving child of Stephanie Paul and Davora Sides.
Stephanie Paul grew up as an athletic child. She danced from a young age until she was …more…
New Directors New Films Festival
February 29, 2012 by
When the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art team up for a film festival, you know the results will be well worth any ticket price. Now in its 41st year, the New Directors/New Films festival is one of the best places to take a look at the most promising emerging talent in the film industry. A few of the artists that have been featured over the years include: John Sayles, Spike Lee, Wim Wenders, Atom Egoyan, Wong Kar Wai, Richard Linklater and Sally Potter. Over the course of March 21- April 1st, this film festival will feature 29 feature films and 12 short films from 28 countries. ...more...
The Berkshire Symphony presents “Out of the Shadows”
February 29, 2012 by
The Berkshire Symphony will be performing at Chapin Hall, an 1100-seat concert hall built in 1910, located on the Williams College campus in Williamstown, MA.
What if Beethoven’s only opera had never premiered because he couldn’t get the overture just right? Or Brahms’s first symphony had never been composed because he felt like he couldn’t live up to Beethoven’s standards? And what if one of the greatest pieces in the …more…
Anomalia at UC San Diego
February 29, 2012 by
On Thursday, February 16, Anomalia, the latest show at the UCSD University Art Gallery opened. The show takes its name from “anomaly,” which means a “deviation from the norm.” The concept of the show and the work featured truly aim at something different as much of the work explores the complex relationship between art and science. Often thought to be mutually exclusive, Anomalia, instead, showcases artists whose work engages models of scientific research and representation. ...more...
Christo’s “Over The River” Postponed until 2015
February 29, 2012 by
Following intense criticism, Christo’s planned “Over The River” project has been pushed back until 2015. The installation, which would involve suspending nearly 6 miles of fabric along a 42-mile stretch of the Arkansas River in Colorado, was originally planned for 2001. It’s been pushed back numerous times, to 2003, 2008, and then 2014. ...more...
The Baltimore Symphony Presents: WOW Women of the World Festival
February 29, 2012 by
Tickets are on sale now for the inaugural WOW Women of the World Festival in Baltimore, running March 2 – 4. Brainchild of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Music Director Marin Alsop, the festival is modeled after the premier WOW Festival launch in London’s Southbank Centre last year.
Gallery Spotlight: Arts Exclusive (Simsbury)
February 29, 2012 by
Arts Exclusive Gallery in Simsbury, CT was founded by Phillip M. Janes in 1974 and represents thirty artists working in various media throughout the United States. The gallery is devoted to its artists and is a treasure trove of paintings, sculpture, and mixed media pieces. ...more...
Jazz Spotlight: Tenor Saxophonist Chris Madsen
February 29, 2012 by
The history of the tenor saxophone runs as deep as it does wide in jazz, from Bean to Brecker, to the extent that one can almost question what else can possibly be done on the instrument. Fortunately for the skeptics, the jazz community does continue to turn out unique tenor saxophone stylists and among them is Chicago-based tenor player Chris Madsen. The first thing one notices about Madsen is his …more…
“Companion Circles” Examines Artist Relationships On and Off the Canvas
February 28, 2012 by
The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri is currently exhibiting “Companion Circles: Artist Circles from the Permanent Collection.” The exhibit examines the relationships between artists from their permanent collection including such notables as Georgia O’Keefe, Alfred Stiegletz, and William De Kooning. Mixing painting with photography, “Companion Circles” describes the relationships between the artists in both their personal lives and artistic expressions. ...more...
Guster Pairs With the Colorado Symphony Orchestra for a Night of Pop/Classical Fusion
February 28, 2012 by
(photo courtesy of Coloradosymphony.org)
The pop/rock band Guster has been making hit records for many years, finding some of their greatest success as featured artists in many popular film and television scores. With a decidedly upbeat and accessible sound, the trio, which originally hails from Boston, plans to combine their talents with those of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. In a concert scheduled on Thursday March 8, 2012, resident conductor, Scott O’Neil …more…
“Light Years” brings together Photography and Conceptual Art
February 28, 2012 by
Last post, I mentioned that there are some great photography shows up around Chicago right now. While the Art Institute of Chicago offers a glimpse of how artists are utilizing the medium today in ”Exposure”, the museum is also offering a thorough look at photography’s recent past. “Light Years: Conceptual Art and the Photograph, 1964–1977” brings together more than 140 works by 57 artists in the first major survey to explore photography’s role in the conceptual art movement – a show that is exclusive to Chicago. ...more...
Forbidden Hollywood
February 28, 2012 by
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts’ 2011-2012 Off-Broadway Series presents Forbidden Hollywood, on Sunday, March 11 at 2 and 5 p.m. at Parker Playhouse. This smash hit musical comedy of the movies, from Forbidden Broadway creator Gerard Alessandrini, keeps the tinsel town parodies topical by constantly updating the material so that classics and new blockbusters stand an equal chance of being skewed. ...more...
Say Goodnight Gracie
February 28, 2012 by
Say Goodnight Gracie, the hit Broadway play that invites audiences to spend a hilarious, heart-warming evening in the uplifting company of the world’s favorite and funniest centenarian George Burns, comes to the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center for two weeks only from Wednesday, March 14 through Sunday, March 25.
Say Goodnight Gracie is a tender, funny, life-affirming story following entertainer George Burns as he starts his career in vaudeville, finds fame …more…
Moments in Time: the Landscape and Wildlife Photography of Gero Verheyen
February 28, 2012 by
(Credit: Nfutvol of Wikimedia Commons)
Gero Verheyen’s travel and nature photographs are on display at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in downtown Baltimore. The exhibit is on display in both the Fine Arts Reading Room and the Maryland Reading Room. Both black and white and color photographs are included. Moments in Time: the Landscape and Wildlife Photography of Gero Verheyen will be at the Central branch of the Enoch Pratt …more…
Jazz Spotlight: Sarah Marie Young
February 28, 2012 by
With the eclectic nature of Chicago’s music scene, filled with the blues, jazz, gospel, and R & B, it is a real joy to check out the vocal stylings of Sarah Marie Young. An alumni of Columbia College’s heralded vocal jazz program, Young has been impressing Chicago audiences since 2004.
One aspect of Young’s singing that really amazes is her ability to sing jazz, R & B, as well as her …more…
Billy Elliot The Musical
February 28, 2012 by
Cast Of Billy Elliot The Musical (Photo by Joan Marcus)
NETworks Presentations, LLC brings Billy Elliot the Musical to Ft. Lauderdale from February 29 – March 11, 2012. Based on the international smash-hit film, the stage musical features music by Elton John, book, lyrics by Lee Hall, choreography by Peter Darling. Billy Elliot the Musical has 81 national and international awards including ten Tony Awards, Best Musical by the New …more…
The Unseen
February 28, 2012 by
The Promethean Theatre presents The Unseen by Craig Wright March 9 – 25, 2012. The cast includes Alex Alvarez, Antonio Amadeo and Andrew Wind, and is directed by Margaret M. Ledford.
Imprisoned by a totalitarian regime and mercilessly tortured for unknown crimes, Wallace and Valdez live without hope of escape or release. When an enigmatic new prisoner arrives and begins communicating in code, both men develop new relationships to each other, …more…
